.#2: I keep trying, but all the uneducated investors insist what I'm learning from the $1M/yr crowd is wrong.

*****Also, this goes against what I read from you and pretty much all the info on the BP blog posts I scoured, but our accountant insisted I form a C Corp for flipping and a separate sub LLC under its umbrella for my RE commissions.

If the seller truly insists on cash, hard money won't do. 

And insist the owner gives you a copy of the letter that the tenant has received notice.  

Yep^^^ It would be like ordering a car to be built, but insisting on providing your own wiring, radio, tires, headliner, etc..... 

A lawyer insisting the business is owned by an LLC and there's a corporate veil the judge can't pierce walks into the classic storefront-shop district magisterial office...Jesus, it already sounds like a punch line is coming.The judge looks at him, sniffs, and asks the tenant who her landlord is.

If I could charge for preapproval based on if they are working with a rando on zillow v someone I know, I would do so, since there are REALLY good odds that I'm otherwise just working for free when the buyer insists on working with a rando realtor (on average, a randomly selected realtor will be... average... which does not cut it in this market).Interestingly, and hilariously, I read an article that NAR has achieved a new record number of members... right when it's the worst time in all of American history to become a Realtor.

And we will do the short-term renting for the investors, unless they insist to do it themselves.Depending on the figures and the risks, it could be a great investment.

My brother insisted on doing work on one of our apartments himself to rehab the unit that rents for about $1200/month.

By the way, why would any buyer want to insist that if given an option?